How Productive Are You? Let's Improve On That!

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us How Productive Are You? Let's Improve On That! I must admit that my productivity has taken a big hit due to the endless rain we've been having. Too wet to work outside (my garden is suffering greatly) and too humid and dreary to work inside. I do have my moments though. Pulled an all-nighter this week (probably not the best way to get work done) but while I was playing with my phone -- getting caught up in changing the look with icons and themes -- the seed of an article or two was planted in my overtired brain. You'll see more on that next week. Until then, I'll devote the last newsletter of May to the subject of productivity in both your personal and business life.   Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Expert 5 Things That Absolutely Kill Your Productivity  Gulp. I'm guilty of all five at one time or another. How about you? Consulting/Freelance Expert Jay Niblick must have been looking through a crystal ball into my life when he wrote parts of this article. He offers solutions to the problems most of us face when it comes to procrastination, clutter, and other distractions. READ NOW Share Use Your iPad to Be More Productive I don't use my iPad as much these days as I once did. I'll have to look for equivalent options for my ever present smartphone. If you're an iPad user, iPad Expert Daniel Nations has a recently updated selection of free productivity apps to keep you on track.  READ NOW Share You Can Quote Bill On That Not only is there an app for your productivity, there's a quote for that too. Here are a selection of words of wisdom from Bill Gates. Here's one that's appropriate to desktop publishing: "I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user." READ NOW Share Do Some Fun, Productive Desktop Publishing  All revved up and ready to work now? One way to be more productive in your desktop publishing is to keep it fun. Here are some tips to get you going. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • The Microsoft Surface 3 vs the Surface Pro 3: What's the Difference? • High Dynamic Range (HDR) TV Explained • Where Is the Digital TV Tuner in Your Television Set? • How To Kern In InDesign CC 2014 • A Brief History of Microsoft Windows • Find the Best New Canon Cameras • Do You Need a DTV Converter Box for Your HDTV? • Untangle Gmail Accounts Linked in Your Browser Advertisement About Tech   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved